Morbark continues to expand its dealer network, adding six new dealers since late 2010, as well as expanding the territories of several existing dealers. The Morbark dealer network, which has grown to more than 65 dealers and over 150 locations throughout North America, serves to improve customer service, equipment service, and support. Morbark dealers signed in the past year, and the territories they serve, include:

• Columbus Equipment Co., Ohio (tree care products);
• Bartlett Manufacturing, eastern Michigan (tree care products);
• White Star Machinery, Okla. (tree care products);
• Fabick Caterpillar, eastern Missouri and southern Illinois (tree care, forestry and recycling products);
• Schmidt Equipment, Massachusetts and Rhode Island (tree care, forestry and recycling products);
• Elliott and Frantz, Maryland and Delaware (tree care, forestry and recycling products).

Current full-line dealer, Doggett Machinery Services, recently expanded its territory to include the state of Texas (with the exception of Bowie and Cass counties). The expansion added Texas to an already established territory of the state of Louisiana. In addition, Newtown Power, long-time Morbark tree care products dealer in certain Connecticut counties, expanded their territory to cover the entire state of Connecticut.

In addition, Morbark has signed an agreement with Nortrax, Inc., a Morbark forestry and recycling dealer, to expand its territory to include eastern New York State. The expansion, effective May 2011, added 20 New York counties to an already established Nortrax northeastern territory of Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire. Nortrax has been a Morbark dealer for more than 20 years.

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